Player Discussion #8 - Ben Chiarot: Swing Low, Sweet Chiarot

[ZUKI]

Chia and Shea completely shut down the Bergeron line the other night. They were excellent.

well, they were always in the Bruins zone because of the good work of Danault's line

 

[Paddyjack]

Early still,but Ben is showing more than Benn.

Ben pulling for him since he got into town.

I see what you did there

 

[ZUKI]

I really don't understand it cause we have very smart people in our fan base that you and I respect as well. It's strange how some take a stance and don't budge. It does not have to be all negative or all positive.

Thank you !

 

[Andrei79]

He's playing very well, I'm pleasantly surprised. I did not like his game in Winnipeg, but maybe coaching had a part in that.

 

[Vachon23]

He played more then 26 minutes tonight

 

[Junohockeyfan]

He has steadily improved and is playing really solid hockey. High iq player and provides toughness. Really liking his game.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Looking like a pretty good signing

 

[Habs Halifax]

He has steadily improved and is playing really solid hockey. High iq player and provides toughness. Really liking his game.

Agreed. He's a very solid piece we added on the back end! With Chiarot, we basically got what we were looking for when we signed Alzner. Chiarot is an upgrade on Benn. Both play physical but Chiarot is the better skater and has better passing ability with our breakouts. Love how he plays physical and is a very solid skater. It's important to have this in the mix on your back end.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Taking his actual contract out of the equation , he's been a pretty solid signing all told. He's not the first pairing puck moving LD we might have needed but with Fleury and Mete improving, our defense might be able to manage without one .

 

[Tanknation]

I have not noticed Ben in some time now, with the type of D he is and the game he plays, that is a good thing.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Taking his actual contract out of the equation , he's been a pretty solid signing all told. He's not the first pairing puck moving LD we might have needed but with Fleury and Mete improving, our defense might be able to manage without one .

I think he is easily worth his contract as a top-4 dman.

 

[Archijerej]

Taking his actual contract out of the equation , he's been a pretty solid signing all told. He's not the first pairing puck moving LD we might have needed but with Fleury and Mete improving, our defense might be able to manage without one .

If he's playing at this level for 20 minutes a night, there is absolutely nothing wrong with his contract.

 

[Guy Larose]

Told you guys to let him gel with the team before bashing him...everybody was jumping on him on a 10 game sample.

 

[ZUKI]

He played all the PK 2 minutes yesterday during the overtime

 

[japhi]

If he's playing at this level for 20 minutes a night, there is absolutely nothing wrong with his contract.

If he plays like this all season his contract is great value. 22 solid mins a night for 3.5mm is a great team deal.

I found the idea that Buff carried him a bit ridiculous. Buff looks like a nightmare to play with. Sure he is much better offensivey but struggling to understand how a player that is regularly out of position can carry his partner. Likely they balanced each other out.

 

[Archijerej]

I found the idea that Buff carried him a bit ridiculous. Buff looks like a nightmare to play with. Sure he is much better offensivey but struggling to understand how a player that is regularly out of position can carry his partner. Likely they balanced each other out.

Funny you mention this. I did a bit of scouting on Chiarot after we've signed him, and these are my exact thoughts. I've watched their playoff series against St.Louis and Byfuglien frequently seemed like a nightmare to play with. And yet, Chiarot was one of the most reliable defensemen on the Jets. I guess it speaks to his ability to read the game.

 

[Archijerej]

Told you guys to let him gel with the team before bashing him...everybody was jumping on him on a 10 game sample.

Not everybody.

 

[26Mats]

Agreed. He's a very solid piece we added on the back end! With Chiarot, we basically got what we were looking for when we signed Alzner. Chiarot is an upgrade on Benn. Both play physical but Chiarot is the better skater and has better passing ability with our breakouts. Love how he plays physical and is a very solid skater. It's important to have this in the mix on your back end.

He's cut down on the icings and his passing is great. Benn could constantly send out errant passes. Chiarot does not do that.

Chiarot is a calm vet back there. He may trouble some time with quicker teams, but we'll have to live with that. Overall he seems to know how to position himself so that his lack of foot speed doesn't result in a scoring chance.

He's also got good offensive instincts.

 

[Vachon23]

I really like this add

 

[ahmedou]

Untired player. He’s showing his best part.

 

[euhchepas]

I wasn't a fan of the signing but he's been very good in every single game he didn't play with Petry. With Weber and Fleury he looked great, like a solid top 4 defenseman.

 

[Vachon23]

I was really happy with the move this summer but I didn’t taught he would be that good.

 

[26Mats]

Have we found Weber's partner?

 

[Tyson]

Man has he been solid the past 10 games

 

[Habs10Habs]

I have a feeling we'll appreciate him even more once the "P" word starts